Weather in Blackfoot, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blackfoot, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Blackfoot, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
Blackfoot, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°42°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—56°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—59°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—64°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°44°
Blackfoot, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Blackfoot, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
310° · veering 80°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Blackfoot, ID
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Blackfoot, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blackfoot, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 3:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Blackfoot, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Blackfoot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).